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This is very recent news and as of yet I've been unable to find an original source for the documents quoted (edit: I think it's from here http://vault.fbi.gov/ ), but newly released FBI documents seem to talk about bodies being recovered from Roswell. Anybody heard anything about this...

I'm trying to determine if any of four rates are significantly different from each other, but am unsure which statistical test to use. Can anyone help me out? :(

I'm about half way through the first year of my degree and I know that I've learnt one things. There never seems to be enough scientific papers on a topic I'm interested in. :( Take, for example, the Giant Panda. I've been on and off web of science for a while now and can't seem to find...

What has the current Egyptian leader done wrong? Sure, his rise to power has not been totally democratic, but has he actually done anything 'wrong'? I've seen no evidence of genocides etc. even though I've expected it. My reason for asking is because I'm not convinced that Mubarak stepping down...

To my delight, I found a leaflet this morning with the word 'holistic treatment' on it. Naturally, this set off my 'bullshit alarm' and I begun investigation. My issue is with people who claim to be able to cure asthma, 'injuries' and irritable bowel syndrome with a massage, then advertise it...

So I'm half way through talking with a real life homoeopath and they say this: Now, bar the fact that half of this is clearly an ad hominem and an attempt to simply brush off the mountain of evidence which shows homoeopathy to be nothing but water and sugar pills, is there something more to...

With all that League of Treason stuff from before and shanedk slagging us off in his last video, I have to ask the question. Why are there so many people out there who don't like this forums and those who use it? :?

Am I the only one who wouldn't really mind if Europe became a superstate? To Eurosceptics, as it were, why would it be such a bad thing?

Heylo peoples, I've been working on a pro-free speech, pro-intelligent discussion website aiming to 'fight back' against the general misunderstandings of science, politics etc by the media by creating a website which allow users to contribute articles and comment of those of others. Thereby...

I've heard claims that there are differences between androsperm and gynosperm, that being sperm containing a Y chromosome and that containing an X chromosome. Specifically that the androsperm is faster, but weaker than gynosperm. There also seem to be a number of companies which sell 'kits'...

Nick Clegg has recently been quoted on his Twitter as stating: The North? Sheffield? The planned High Speed Rail route only goes so far North as Leeds! It seems that the people of Scotland and major cities such as Newcastle are going to be left in the cold. If anything, the planned HSR route...

Cadbury's have been advised to remove the famous 'Glass and a Half' phrase from their wrappers inregards to it breaking EU regulations. However Trading Standards claim that this does not apply as the slogan does not feature within their list of ingredients. Full story found here...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jJHfpH00LC8al1PyV3_nMhPkoZRw What exactly classes it as a 'terrorist' attack?

Is anybody going to be actively taking part in 'Anti-Pope visit' protests? Such as those found here: http://www.protest-the-pope.org.uk/ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/Paisley-to-lead-pope-protest.6534660.jp

I recently bought the required textbooks for studying Biology at Uni next year and found that a couple of them state 'not for sale in the USA or Canada' on the back. Luckily I live in the UK. Can someone explain to me why these books are restricted in those countries? The books in question are...

This thread has spawned, gremlin style, from this thread: http://forums.leagueofreason.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4881 Essentially, what is everyone's thoughts on how the UK coalition has been? Personally, I quite like the coalition because it allows Lib Dem policies to be implemented whilst...

In responce to Nasher's thread on the currently in pre-alpha game 'Infinity', which has a nice little prototype minigame - I'd like to organise a time in which a bunch of LoR members will play this mini game. It's got space, spacecraft, tactics, blah blah blah. Essentially I just wanna have...

Simple enough query, what is the evolutionary history concerning toenails and fingernails?

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/02/red.rain/index.html Anybody heard of this story before? Was there a follow up?

Run with me here. In the Bible, it talks about people being saved by faith and the 'word of God/Jesus' and it has come to my attention that this makes some sense. Yet we need to remove all the spiritual baggage and address the issue at the core. Imagine religion as a placebo. If you truly...